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Breakthrough #3

Name:	AndrewOsborne
Date Posted:	Jan 27, 2007
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Silhouette Studios have been contracted over the past few weeks to develop art and code for a game for Breakthrough a non-profit human rights organization.

The game is being created to spark awareness on current deportation and immigration issues, to bring awareness of Human Rights issues. The game is about earning a Greencard in America, and the difficulties entailed in doing so. The object of the game is to learn how to navigate your character in the legal terrain to stay out of jail, or alternately to earn citizen points which will enable you to earn a greencard.

The final touches are being put on the HUD art, and the environments, and the game should be ready for release within the next few weeks. The last of the character models are being developed and put into the game.

Below you can see the BICE officer (Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement), he is an AI controlled character within the game that you need to avoid.

He can unfortunately can turn your character from this...

to this...

I will post further updates we move closer to a final release date!

Silhouette Studios is also currently available for fee-for-service work in both coding and art, if you are interested in a quote be sure to get in contact!

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Mark (Jan 27, 2007 at 13:02 GMT)

I recommend these guys for the service work. Probably the best offer the community has offered when I got one of my characters done with them.

Andrew Hull (Jan 27, 2007 at 19:05 GMT)

That lady looks very angry...

Barry Gallagher (Jan 27, 2007 at 22:23 GMT)

unusual idea. Im not sure what i think of the actual "game?" idea yet. But on a personal level i think it works towards bringing games into the realm of accepted mediums, as it is obviously a more adult themed game. Not that the game isnt for kids or anything.
But its not your typical, lets shoot the aliens..

I have seen serious themed games before... but they are generally done in a satirical way.. (think flash games).

Anyway.. nuff ranting.. goodluck!

Jesse (Midhir) Liles (Jan 28, 2007 at 04:45 GMT)

That doesn't sound like a bad premise for a game at all. Nice character models as well. Good luck! =)

David Higgins (Jan 28, 2007 at 16:46 GMT)

Models look great, game idea sounds intriquing, however, I have one comment on the game models -- the female character in the 'jail suit' wouldn't really look like that, the breast area is too clearly identified and in real life, that wouldn't happen -- the uniforms aren't "form fitted" or anything, and I don't think they allow bra's in prison --

MrScary (Jan 30, 2007 at 04:06 GMT)

I agree.. the models look good. Are you able to play as the ICE official and try put as many illegals into the orange jumpsuits as possible? If so.. that would be fun.

Ed Johnson (Feb 19, 2007 at 03:49 GMT)

MrScary... apt name

Peace.

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